The US Secretary of State for Saturday afternoon (17.05.25) had a telephone contact with US Secretary of State Mark Rubio, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, a few hours after the “wreck” with direct talks between direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in Constantinople.
During the conversation, future contacts between Russia and the United States were discussed, with Sergei Lavrov marking the role that the United States played in the prospect of re -establishing peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
At the same time, it confirmed Russia’s readiness to continue working with Washington to resolve the Ukrainian issue.
“Lavrov noted the positive role of the United States, which contributed to the final acceptance by Kiev of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to repeat the negotiations in Constantinople. It confirmed Moscow’s readiness to continue working with its US counterparts in this context, “the Russian Foreign Ministry said.